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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: david_si who wrote (43855)	4/28/2000 11:45:00 PM
From: Howard Armstrong	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

This won't be overturned on appeal. Jackson's ruling is firmly rooted in 100 years of American antitrust law. It's a very orthodox opinion. No matter the remedy, breakup or not, MSFT faces years of litigation. Any plaintiff can now sue for damages (which under the Sherman Antitrust Act are triple damages). Plaintiffs do not need to prove MSFT is a monopoly; this has already been done, and MSFT can't do anything about it. They need only to prove the actual harm. MSFT will be draining resources in court for years. Institutional investors know this and have sold the stock big time. The only thing MSFT can do is to pursue a political remedy. However, I don't believe that Congress will pass an Antitrust exemption for MSFT. MSFT has made very powerful enemies who also have political clout. They may be able to stop a breakup, but MSFT will never again be the company it once was.